Combined protector and irrigator for plants.



J. P. ARNOLD.

COMBINED PROTECTOR AND IRRIGATOR FOR PLANTS.

APP LICATKON FILED JUNE 14, 1917.

Patented Oct. 30, 1917.

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Be it iknown' that I,- JoHN P. Annonn,

j, a citizen of the United "States, residing at Berclair, in '"the'county *of Goliad and State *of 'lexasfhave invented certain" new "and useful lmprovements in' Combined Protectors and lrrigators for rim -trench the following is ztspecification; 1

The'pr'es ent invention relates to a device for protecting and irrigating plants. 51

: obj ect of "thetinve'ntion jis to provide an inexpensive, simply constructed deViCe "adapted to be placed over a'pla ntyandwhich is supported on legs for: engagement in" the "device 'which -has aftop jlthe form ota ground to anchor the; protector'in place a roots of the plant below the. surface level of the ground through openings in thelegs,

T and hu r e e t e baking ot the ground by theheatofthe sun r V The invention alsoanns at the provision 10f a d'evice'whichcollectsdewiat night and carries it-to the roots of the plants beneath placed over young plants newly' set which may be made in various sizes to accommod'a te varioussized plants sm'all trees, and

the likeysa device-which may be employed for var'ious other"uses, such as a cage for birds, poultry and .the like; and a device,

which supports a covering'bf wire inefshlor other material to ward off insects and protect the plant from cut worms, bugs, insects, large and small animals, the heat of the sun, heavy rain fall,.hail, wind and the like.

The above, and various other objects and advantages of this invention will be in part described, and in part understood, from the following detailed description of the present preferred embodiments, the same being illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a vertical section through a combined protector and irrigator for plants constructed according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on the plane indicated by the line 3-3, Fig. 1, through the lower end of the device.

Ann IRRIGA'IOR- roa PEANTS.

, Specification of Letters Patent; Patented-0913,30, 1:911,

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' Fig. 5 =is a transverse section through the lower end {of thefmdified form taken '"onva plane "indicated by the line 5-5 Fig. 4. fi Referr-ing to this drawing,1O designates fitheh'top jot the device which is the form of an open topped; receptacle having a bottomf 11;a1id which-is adapted to receive water or other fluid therein to be fe'dtd-theFroots er" a plant. The reeeptacle ortop 10 is supported upon one or more legs 12' whicheare preferably of *hdllow" construction to [form j passages? thereth'rough, and f' WlllGh are 'secured at their upper 'ends'through .the bot- *tom 11 near the marginal edge thereof, and {which communicate with the" receptacle to carry ofi its-contents. The legs 12=may -'be constructed :of metal" f tubing, as shown in ':F.igs.:'1, 2, and 3, andfthe'bottomi 11 of 'ithe receptacle may 'be tornoe cl from sheet metal. The legs '12" are adapted to be insertedat theirlower free ends in the g'round' ab'outa "plant, and 1 are of su'fficient 'jl'ength' tof ter- .rminate .Iie'ar fthe roots off the f plant. The lower"ends: off the legs are provided"with 1. openings "or #"slots l 13 at their inner sides zfacingtoward the. roots ofthe 'plantwhe'n in position," the slots 13' directing thezcontents from the receptacle 10 toward Qthe m We it A; bo y; P t o O Covering? 05 5 suitable materialf'wiremeshing b eing shown in thepresent instance, is, supported about .Tthei-legs" 12 are is substantially tftylindric'al form. The upper end of the covering 14 is soldered, or otherwise suitably secured, to the lower end of the receptacle 10, and is-provided at its lower end, and about the legs 12, with a preferably metallic skirt or base strip 15 adapted to engage the surface of the ground when the legs are inserted therein. The lower end of the covering 14 is soldered or otherwise suitably secured to the base strip 15, and the legs 12 are preferably soldered to the interior surfaces of the cover 14 and the base strip 15, as shown at 16 in Figs. 1 and 3.

In the modified form, illustrated in Figs. & and 5, the receptacle 10 may be provided with a bottom 11 in the form of a disk of wood, and the legs 12 are formed of bamboo, or the like, and are secured at their upper ends through the bottom of the re the legs to the roots of prevents hail from striking the plant.

From time to time a quantity of water, or other desired fluid, may be poured into the receptacle 10, and the water is distributed gradually through the legs 12 to the roots of the plant, and beneath the surface level of the ground so that the ground can not become baked or incrustated, and the plant .7 cannot be injured by the force of the water.

Heavy rains, dew, and the like, are collected in the receptacle 10, and distributed through V the plant Without injuring the same.

Where the bamboo legs are employed, a retaining ring 16 of wood or the like, is used, and is fitted in the base strip 15 and secured thereto by nails or the like, and provided with openings through which. the legs may pass. In the modified form the wooden bottom is held within the receptacle 10, and the covering la is held to the receptacle by means of nails or the like which pass inwardly through the assembled parts of the device. 7

It is of course understood that various other changes and modifications may be made in the above specifically described construction of the device, without departing from the spirit of this invention, and being limited only by the scope of the following claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A plant protector including a perforate body, to incase a, plant, equipped The hood or covering 1% wards tect the plant.

with a superposed receptacle, and means to carry thecontents of said receptacle to a point below said body.

2. In a plant protector, the combination of an inclosing body portion, a receptacle mounted upon the upper end of the body portion, and forming an inclosing top therefor, and supporting legs for the bodyportion having passages therethrough com-' municatmg with sand receptacle.

3. In a plant'protector, the combination of a vertical frame structure adapted tojbe .placed about a plant, a covering for the frame structure to protect the plant, and a receptacle arranged upon the upper endof the frame structure to form a top therefor, said frame structure having passages therein leading downwardly from the receptacle.

basecstrip secured about the lower end of the covering for contact with the ground to prevent access of worms and the like to the plant. I 7 V 1 5. In a plant protector, the combination of a receptacle open at itstop to receive a liquid, hollow legs projecting downwardly from the receptacle and communicating therewith and adapted for insertion in the ground to'deliver the liquid to the ground,

beneath the surface level thereof,.said legs being adapted to be. arranged about a plant and having slots in their inner sides, and at their lower ends facing the roots of the plant to direct the liquid toward the roots, and a coverin arran ed about the le s, to ro- JOHN P. nnivoiin.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents eaeh, by addressing the fiommissioner c1 re terate,

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